A Love Letter from Yesterday

2025 1h 14m JA

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7.2

SOLID

★7.2TMDB · 8

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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Itsuko Ogata still can't forget her crush in school, a boy with the same last name as her. She doesn't know where she buried the time capsule she made with Tamotsu 13 years ago, and is still searching for a place that may have been there.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kanna Misaki
Umi Oikawa
Yukari Shizuki
Fūta Muraki
Ryota Takeda
Hirokio Andô

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Haruhi Oguri
Writers: Haruhi Oguri, Naoki Ôya
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 74-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released last year.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Haruhi Oguri, shot by Ken'ichi Aikawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Naomi Itakura shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Kanna Misaki and Umi Oikawa and Yukari Shizuki carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt39169036 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Haruhi Oguri directs. Ken'ichi Aikawa behind the camera. Naomi Itakura cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 74-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released last year.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Haruhi Oguri, shot by Ken'ichi Aikawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Naomi Itakura shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Kanna Misaki and Umi Oikawa and Yukari Shizuki carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt39169036 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.